Dispensing cabinet



y 1936- J. J. MARINO V I 2,042,348

DISfENSING CABINET Filed Dec 22, 1954 1 s Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor 4 J marakao fl/ May 26, 1936- J. J. MARINO DISPENSING CABINET 5 Shets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec.

I Inventor Julianna M J. J. MARINO May 26, 1936.

DISPENSING CABINET Filed Dec. 22, 1934 s Sheets-Sheet 3 w J 6% a Z Attorney Patented May 26, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in dispensing cabinets for use particularly in bathrooms and has for one of its important objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of the aforementioned character comprising novel means through the medium of which the desired quantity of dental creams, shaving creams, ointments, etc. may be conveniently dispensed in a neat and sanitary manner.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a cabinet of the aforementioned character which includes novel valve controlled means for dispensing a fluid, such as a mouth wash, in a convenient and sanitary manner.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a dispensing cabinet of the character described which will be simple in construction, strong, durable, highly eificient and reliable in use, compact, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:-

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a dispensing cabinet constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a-view in top plan thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view in vertical section, taken substantially on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the upper end portion of the slidableclosure.

Figure '7 is a detail view in perspective of an end portion of one of the tube squeezing rollers.

Figure 8 is a view in vertical transverse section, taken substantially on the line 8--8 of Figure 10.

Figure 9 is a view in vertical section through an upper portion of the cabinet, taken substantially on the line 99 of Figure 2, the slidable closure being omitted.

Figure 10 is a view in vertical section, showing the means for retaining the rollers in position in the cabinet.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a housing of suitable material which is designated generally by the reference numeral I. The back portions 2 of the housing I have formed therein countersunk openings 3 for the passage of screws or the like for securing the cabinet in position on a wall .or other supporting structure. Of course, any other suitable means may be provided for securing the cabinet in position.

As shown to advantage in Figure 3 of the drawings, the housing I is open at its bottom. The front 4 of the housing I is mostly open and mounted for vertical sliding movement therein is a closure 5 which is operable in grooves 6 (see Figure 9) which are provided therefor. In its upper portion, the closure 5 is provided, on its inner side, with a depression or socket l for the reception of a spring actuated bolt 8 which is mounted in the upper portion of the front 4.

An operating knob or handle 9 is mounted on the lower portion of the closure 5. The construction and arrangement of the bolt 8 and the socket I is such that said bolt will ride out of said socket to permit the closure 5 to be conveniently raised when desired but prevent downward movement of said closure beyond its proper position when closed.

Formed integrally with the side wall II! of the housing I is a rack II which accommodates a plurality of tooth brushes. The top I2 of the housing I has formed therein a well or depression I3 for the reception of an inverted cup or container I4, the purpose of which will be presently set forth.

J ournaled horizontally in the side walls III and I5 of the housing I are coacting tube squeezing rollers l6 and I1, said rollers being of metal and substantially tubular in form. At an intermediate point, the roller I6 has formed therein a longitudinally extending slot for the reception of the closed end of a conventional collapsible paste tube I8. Extending inwardly from this slot are integral flanges I9 (see Figure 3) which constitute resilient jaws for the reception of the closed end of the paste tube therebetween. It will thus be seen that the paste tube is connected to the roller I6 and suspended therefrom in the housing I in a manner to be wound on said roller I6 when said roller I6 isrotated. An operating knob 20 is provided for manually rotating the tube Winding roller I6. The roller [1 is provided with a covering 2| of soft rubber which will yield sufficiently to permit the tube I8 to be wound on the roller I6 while at the same time ejecting the contents of said tube I8.

The rollers I6 and I1 are secured in position in the housing I by end caps 22. The caps 22 are provided with circumferential grooves 23 for the reception of split retaining springs 24 which include inwardly directed humps or substantially U-shaped portions 25. The caps 22 are further provided with slots which register with the slots 26 in the rollers I 6 and I1 for the reception of the portions 25 of the elements 24 for detachably securing the caps 22 on said rollers. The retaining caps 22 are provided on all of the roller ends with the exception of that end of the roller I6 which carries the operating knob 20.

Formed integrally with the side wall I5 of the housing I is a container 21 for the reception of a fluid, such as a mouth wash. Rising from the top 28 of the container 21 is an externally threaded filling neck 29 which is closed by a removable cap 30.

Depending from the bottom 3| of the container 21 is an externally threaded neck 32 having mounted thereon a removable cap 33. A gasket 34 is provided between the cap 33 and the neck 32 for preventing leakage. Rising from the cap 33 in spaced, concentric relation to the neck 32 is a cylinder 35 having threadedly mounted on its upper end a closure 35.

In its lower portion, the cap 33 is provided with discharge ports 31. A substantially conical valve 38 is provided for controlling the discharge ports 31, said valve 38 being engageable on a seat 39 which is provided therefor in the lower portion of the cap 33. An operating stem 40 extends slidably through the lower portion of the cap 33 from the valve 38. Rising from the valve 38 is a rod 4| which extends slidably through the closure 35 into the container 21. A spring 42 encircles the rod M in the cylinder 35 and is engaged with the valve 38 for yieldingly urging said valve toward closed position. Ports 43 are provided for the flow of the mouth wash or other liquid into the cylinder 35 from the container 21.

The cap 30 is provided with a centrally located vent 44 which is normally closed by a valve 45. The valve 45 is yieldingly maintained in closed position by a spring 46 which encircles a stem 41 which depends from said valve 45 and which is engaged with a nut 48 on said stem 41. The stem 41 is engageable by the rod M for unseating the valve 45 against the tension of the spring 46 when the valve 38 is raised from its seat. guide 49 is provided on the upper end of the rod 4| for the stem 41. The reference numeral 50 designates an ornamental flange on the housing I and the container 21.

Briefly, the manner of using the cabinet is substantially as follows:-

A beveled- To permit the collapsible tubes to be connected to the winding roller I6, the closure 5 is opened. When some of the cream or paste in the tube I8 is desired the cap is, of course, removed from said tube. Then, by rotating the roller I6 through the medium of the knob 20 in a manner to wind the tube I8 thereon the desired quantity of cream or paste may be conveniently ejected, as is thought to be readily apparent. As hereinbefore stated, the rubber covered roller I1 coacts with the roller I6 for ejecting the cream or paste. A brush may be conveniently placed beneath the collapsible tube I8 at all times to receive the cream or paste therefrom by simply raising the closure 5.

When the fluid from the container 21 is desired, the cup I4 is removed from the top I2 of the housing I and pressed upwardly against the stem 40 in a manner to raise the valve 38 to open position against the tension of the spring 42. As the valve 38 is thus opened, the valve 45 is unseated against the tension of its spring 46, thereby opening the vent 44 and permitting air to enter the container 21. The mouth wash or other fluid in the container 21 is then free to flow through the ports 43 into the cylinder 35 from which it is discharged through the ports 31 into the cup I4. When the desired quantity of fluid has been dispensed from the container 21 the cup I4 is, of

course, disengaged from beneath the stem 40 for permitting the valve 38 to close.

It is believed that the many advantages of a dispensing cabinet constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:-

A dispensing cabinet comprising a housing, a pair of coacting, tubular tube squeezing rollers journaled in said housing, the ends of said rollers projecting beyond the housing and having spaced circumferential slots therein, actuating means on one end of one of the rollers, retaining caps on the other ends of said rollers, said caps having circumferential grooves therein and further having spaced circumferential slots communicating with the grooves andwith the first named slots, and split, resilient securing rings mounted in the grooves and including substantially U-shaped portions engaged in the first and second named slots.

JOHN J. MARINO. 

